In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, James discusses the importance of political leadership with Daniel Stid. Stid is the Executive Director of Lyceum Labs. He previously served as the founding director of the Hewlett Foundation’s U.S. Democracy Program. From 2013-22, Daniel led $180 million in grantmaking to shore up U.S. democracy in a time of polarization. Earlier in his career, he was a partner at The Bridgespan Group, where Daniel advised nonprofit, foundation, and government leaders; a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group; and a Congressional Fellow on the staff of House Majority Leader Dick Armey. He is the author of The President as Statesman: Woodrow Wilson and the Constitution. In his blog, The Art of Association, Daniel explores the interplay between civil society and democracy in America. He has a B.A. from Hope College, an M.Phil. in politics from Oxford University, and a Ph.D. in government from Harvard University.
What role do political leaders play in making American politics work? What constitutes good leadership? Where do political leaders come from? And how do we get more? These are some of the questions that Daniel and James ask in this week’s episode.
What did the political conventions tell us about the state of the 2020 presidential campaign?
How important is expertise and experience in Congress?
What Are the Pillars of Democracy?
How did the suffrage movement win the right to vote for all women in the United States?
When should Americans remove statues of historical figures from the nation's public square?
How is identity politics impacting the 2020 presidential election?
How do Republicans win elections?
What will a Biden presidency look like?
How will public opinion on democracy impact the 2020 presidential election?
How did the Great Migration help shape today's politics?
What will it take to achieve racial justice in American politics?
What are the politics of protest?
What values are essential in a successful democracy?
How do democratic self-governments respond to extremism?
What role do norms and values play in democratic self-government?
How does populism threaten democracy around the world?
Does incivility weaken or strengthen democracy?
Will Americans hold the government accountable for its pandemic response?
Did the media create political polarization?
The Never Trump Movement: Emergent Faction or Dwindling Group of Has-Beens?
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